Current local time in

Chicago, United States

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Time zoneCentral Time (CT)

UTC offset nowUTC−6

Daylight savingYes · CDT

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About the time in Chicago

Chicago uses Central Time (CT), which is UTC−6. Clocks go forward one hour to CDT (UTC−5) from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, then return to CT.

Also on the same clock: Houston.

Calling family, friends or coworkers in Chicago? The calling-time planner finds hours that suit both of you, and the meeting planner compares up to three locations at once.